How to Make Butter: Milk, Vegan, Nut, and Coconut!

It’s the last day of our weekly specials — something we like to call D-I-FRIday — a day where you make something from scratch you would normally buy already prepared. Today, it’s all about how to make butter — not just butter-butter, but butters of all types. Not only will your butters be better than what you can buy in the store — they will cost less, have little-to-no additives and preservatives, and make you feel like a Top Chef. So read on and learn how to make the butter of your choosing!

Delicious Cow’s Milk Butter

I love butter, especially the stuff made with milk from happy, grass-fed cows. Did you know it’s super simple to make your own? And it’s a great food experiment to experience with your kids. Here are links to a few different ways to make your own fresh, creamy butter at home:

Making butter produces buttermilk as a byproduct. Don’t toss it! Use it to make buttermilk biscuits, pancakes, or other baked goods. I’ve also used it to make gravy with my Sunday roast chicken drippings — my stepdaughter asked if it had been touched by the Lord. (That was cool.)

Coconut Butter is the spreadable, spoonable, creamy, melty version of coconut, and it belongs in your kitchen alongside almond butter and peanut butter. Perfect for spreading on fruit, toast, or just eating by the spoonful! It’s different than Coconut Oil (think of the difference between peanut butter and peanut oil). After the oil is pressed out, the dried coconut remains, and when this is processed it become creamy and smooth. And ready for anything!

About the Author

Mary Gerush Hi all! I'm Mary Gerush - a recovering corporate worker bee turned good-farm-real-food advocate and writer who wants to help people understand what they're eating. I tend a tiny urban farm in Dallas, TX, and hope to scale up one day soon. Omnivore through-and-through, there's not much I love to eat more than a butter-basted grass fed steak fresh from a searing hot cast iron skillet. Follow me on Google +, Twitter, and Pinterest!

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